Brussels Playbook Podcast
POLITICO’s daily audio briefing on what’s moving Brussels — and why it matters.The Brussels Playbook Podcast is the audio extension of the Brussels Playbook newsletter. Hosted by POLITICO's chief EU correspondent, Zoya Sheftalovich, the podcast runs Monday through Thursday, offering a clear, reporting-driven guide to EU politics in under 15 minutes. It’s a perfect companion for your morning coffee.Each episode takes listeners inside the decisions, power shifts and debates shaping the day in Brus...
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Europe watches as Trump’s threats escalate
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Why EU foreign policy keeps getting stuck
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Can Britain and the EU get a Brexit reset deal over the line?
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How secure are the Commission’s group chats?
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Preparing for a Covid-style crisis
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Are fuel cuts back on the table?
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Why rich countries want to join the EU
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A reckoning for Europe’s center left
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The next refugee crisis
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About those energy bills, Commissioner...
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More Russian snooping allegations
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Is Hungary leaking EU secrets? A crisis of trust in Brussels
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High price to pay: EU and UN wrestle with Middle East war
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Time for a tense summit
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Breaking the Orbán deadlock
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Europe rejects Trump’s Iran demands
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The EU's energy dilemma
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Europe should back American strikes on Iran, says key Merz ally
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Zelenskyy vs. Orbán
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Europe’s plan to keep Ukraine afloat
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Europe braces for an energy crisis
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Von der Leyen accused of overreach
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How Europe survives when there are no rules
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Iran war: Europe weighs migration risk
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The making of 'Made in Europe'
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Caught between wars
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Europe's balancing act on Iran
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Diplomats or disruptors — when Trump’s ambassadors get ‘rude’
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Inside EU ambassadors' crisis 'bunker'
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Who showed up — and who didn't — for Kyiv's big day
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Four years of war — and Hungary breaks EU unity
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Sanctions, tensions — and a birthday at the FAC
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The EU’s envoy to Ukraine on war, resilience — and Nordic walking
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Testing Trump’s Board of Peace
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The EU’s plan to revive its frontline regions
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Power play in European Parliament
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Europe edges toward a multi-speed future
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Omnibusted: The EU’s competitiveness conundrum
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BONUS: "Europe has to be saved from itself" - Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister
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The battle of Alden Biesen
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EU talks funding Kyiv and how to boost industry
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Episode 1: The plan to get Ukraine into the EU
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Can the EU decouple from Trump's America?
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Introducing: The Brussels Playbook Podcast
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The Anxious Continent: Social media bans and boozy trade deals
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What really happened after Trump blinked
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BONUS EPISODE: At Davos, the twist in Trump's Greenland tale. So what does Europ...
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Trump bites. Europe grasps for an antidote.
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Whose world is it now? Trump, power and Europe
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Von der Leyen vs. Trump: Europe answers back
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